The Beatles Best Album? | Celebrating A Hard Day's Night @60

The Beatles A Hard Day's Night film and album were released in July 1964. In this video, we celebrate them both by looking at both the UK and US albums. We find out what happened at the film's London premiere and how the fans, critic and royaly reacted to it. We also hear how that famous opening chord came about and the secret behind George's solo on the title track.
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[@michaelhasenstein721]

I'll Be Back is such an underrated song! One of my favorites of theirs for sure!

[@mondegreen9709]

It's probably Arnold Schwarzenegger's favourite Beatles tune as well. 😏

[@alancruzdominguez5074]

@@mondegreen9709 I'll Be Back 😎

[@alancruzdominguez5074]

@@michaelhasenstein721 I'll Cry Instead and I'll Be Back predates the gloomy country/folk rock from For Sale

[@johnschaffer4100]

@@mondegreen9709 I once ran into Linda Hamilton at a nerd convention in New Jersey. She told me that "You're Terminated, F***er" was her favorite Beatles tune.

[@samekogan]

@@michaelhasenstein721 amazing song and what a closer to the album!

[@gregwilliams3120]

I'll Be Back is such an underrated gem. A perfect album closer. A melancholy classic.

[@WillieSimpson777]

I honestly think it's in the running for their best album...it's the most pure distillation of the greatness of their early work...all Lennon/McCartney, all songs catchy with beautiful harmonies, upbeat, of the moment, timeless...energy off the charts. It's the album my older sister gave me at 10-years-old and said to me, "memorize the words of this album and you will be cool forever." For a kid growing up in the 90s, that didn't exactly prove to be true at the time, but she gifted me an eternal coolness that comes with just having the Beatles as a bedrock in one's life.

[@john26660]

in 1968 I was 6 years old. My dad was a minister at a church and I guess either he or my mom had told people that I loved The Beatles. One evening a man from the congregation visited us and brought me his copy of the US release of A Hard Day's Night. I couldn't believe that he gave it to me, and I couldn't believe I actually owned my own album! I loved every song including the instrumentals, and it is still my favorite album. My copy is now framed and hanging on the wall. The gentleman that gave it to me did not understand the enormity of the gift he gave me. I am forever grateful.

[@caryheuchert]

“A Hard Day’s Night” sometimes gets overlooked now because of later Beatle masterpieces like “Rubber Soul”, “Revolver” and “Sgt. Pepper”. Yet this was the peak album of the initial stage of the band. Sixty years on, the excitement and energy of the early Beatles was captured on it, and still sounds fresh to this day.

[@alancruzdominguez5074]

@@caryheuchert something similar to Help! but A Hard Day's Night is a better album even "fillers" like I'm Happy Just To Dance With You, I'll Cry Instead or When I Get Home are actually good the fillers in Help! like Act Naturally and Dizzy Miss Lizzy aren't to good but in the end they are covers

[@thetrevorosborne]

@@alancruzdominguez5074 Ill Cry Instead early gem hardly filler

[@xaviercallobre6822]

I absolutely agree that this is one of their best albums. I've always thought that "Revolver" is the best, but whenever I decide to listen to all of the Beatles albums in order of release, as soon as "A Hard Day's Night" plays, I always think, wow, that is an unbelievably great album. The fact that all of the songs were originals, the energy level, and that particular time in the Beatles' career makes this album tough to beat. As a side note, being an American, my exposure to this album was always the US version, until CDs came out in 1987. When I heard the UK version, I couldn't believe what a great collection it was. And, with today being Ringo's eighty-fourth birthday, I have to say, "Peace and Love"!

[@2424rocket]

Sorry, but you were right the first time… Revolver is their best album by leaps and bounds.

[@collectrify]

This album is Lennon absolutely flourishing as a pop songwriter and dominating in that role with a zeal that he never really would again.

[@hw343434]

More like nobody ever would again. But Lennon certainly evolved from here on out in a not so pop but more artistic role

[@PHILSILVERMAN-d3p]

He was writing great originals , yes . But there’s really only 2-3 “hits “ on it Yes, compared to the first two , it’s miraculous !

[@edward8597]

I think the Beatles made four 5-star albums together as a group. And I think *A Hard Day's Night* is one of them.

[@randallpinkfloyd]

We can’t forgot about another birthday today. The greatest drummer of all time, Ringo!!!

[@richbailey8174]

Well...I wouldn't say he is the greatest drummer of all time....:)....but definitely the luckiest!

[@federicotraeger2332]

My introduction to The Beatles, in 1964, as a six year old, was A Hard Day's Night, the US version. A family friend came for dinner together with Beatle wigs for us kids. It was as if he landed from a trip to Mars with the latest news of the universe. Amazing!

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

The movie was like a breath of fresh air; there'd never been anything quite like it. Even though I only saw it much later on the big screen around 1980, you could see why it captivated people at the time.

[@catsofsherman1316]

The movie holds up very well. It works as a comedy and not just fan service to sell records. I rewatch it periodically and always laugh.

[@alancruzdominguez5074]

@@OuterGalaxyLounge it's really a very good movie nothing like the crappy Elvis movies

[@RonaldBrown59]

I grew up on the US version of this album, which of course included all the movie instrumentals. It wasn't until 1987 when the CD versions all the albums came in the UK format, that I realized how strong of an album A Hard Days Really was. Some of the non-movie tracks like Things We Said Today and I'll Be Back were very strong tracks. Great video, and thanks for sharing.

[@ChromeDestiny]

I absolutely love Any Time at All, it's excellent Power Pop.

[@hudshsoft]

Yes, my favourite track from the 2nd side of the album !!!

[@ricknbacker5626]

George Martin's 'Ringo's Theme' is my favorite of his instrumentals that appear on a Beatles albums. Great video Andrew. Thank you for all your hard work. It is much appreciated. Cheers, RNB

[@Parlogram]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@JustineLaLoba]

Lennon is on a total roll here.......his song writing skills have just taken off to a new level....

[@MrSacf]

This is the album which I gave as a gift for my very first girlfriend. She loved it. A curiosity: here in Brazil it was titled "Os reis do ié-ié-ié", which means "The kings of yeah yeah yeah". The cover was like the UK version, only with a red color instead of blue, and only mono. Years later it was released in stereo. Good times...

[@user-nw9ik5ov2p]

Right on Andrew ! Bought my first records in late 64 - 'I feel fine" and 'Hard Day's night' EP I was 14 and it solidified my love of the group. I was 14 at the time and I wore those 45s out, esp the EP which prompted me to get the LP some 4 months later. My favourite album of theirs too, I have always said if you wanted to show young people what all the fuss was about play them this album ! it shimmers and rocks and all the great music to come is previewed right here. Indispensible

[@kevinstreeter6943]

Every song was good. There was none to skip over. That is what makes it special.

[@thefonzkiss]

When I Get Home and Anytime At All are clearly filler.

[@mattgaskell945]

Listening to my Mum’s mono copy of A Hard Days Night was also my first introduction to the Beatles. It’s a thrilling album.

[@Kenny-zw1lp]

The same for me, a mono copy borrowed from a cousin, blew me away, 👍, there was no going back after hearing it.

[@williamhild1793]

My first Beatles Album was the United Artists version of "A Hard Day's Night". Because "Tell Me Why" was the second song on side one, following the title track, I think that's why "Tell Me Why" still is, to this day, a top 10 favorite Beatles song for me. The flow from the title track into "Tell Me Why" just seemed to blend so perfectly.

[@JacobKMusics]

This (plus the Long Tall Sally EP) is the group's finest hour when they were the Moptops. All killer, no filler. It's an album that should be talked about more. The energy, the excitement -- and as a guitarist -- the guitar tones, especially the Rickenbacker 12-string. The tracks that were remixed for the 50th Anniversary Red Album shows what a good remix will be able to do if/when Giles gets around to it. And I agree with you, the 2009 mono CD is the way to go digitally for this one. Another fine video, Andrew! One of my favorites you've done!

[@Parlogram]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@beyondobscure]

Ooh, you're right. Long Tall Sally EP is criminally underrated.

[@blueriverlore]

It is one of my top 5 Beatles album. I memorized every word and every chord. Sincerely, a First-Generation Beatles Fan!

[@dogratco]

I was eight in 1964, seeing 'A Hard Day's Night' for the first time with my big sister. The effect of the movie on me was profound, as it was again at a 10th anniversary showing. As a healthy lad of 18, my reaction to seeing the girl with Pattie in the dining car was, "Who is THAT?" Long story short, Prue Bury has been a dear friend for the past fifteen years.

[@Parlogram]

Great story and memories!

[@jimcharles9705]

Prue did not go unnoticed by me either. I probably saw the movie for the first time in the mid 70s. I was in my teens. Much later on, after the internet forced itself into every corner of our lives, I image searched for the lovely brunette who played Pattie's friend in the movie. This was made difficult since I did not know her name at first. But searching on "Pattie Boyd", "Hard Day's Night" did yield the desired result. More importantly, I learned her actual name! And I learned that although she was playing a high school girl in the movie, she was actually 22 or 23 during the filming, and, if I remember correctly, married.

[@dogratco]

@@jimcharles9705 Prue's future husband, Terry Hooper, played the croupier. Contrary to what Terry said in a DVD interview, it was Prue who got Terry the part. They married about a year later, before moving to New York to help Mary Quant with her business in the states. Prue was one of the models who introduced the miniskirt to America on September 1, 1965. Extra fun fact: Prue is an extra in the Dave Clark Five film, "Catch Us If You Can" aka "Having a Wild Weekend".

[@Eskewsme]

The UK version is consistently in my Top 5 Beatles albums. One year, KZbin Music said it was the album I listed to the most, actually. It’s spectacular, and “I’ll Be Back” is, arguably, my favorite Beatles song ever.

[@alancruzdominguez5074]

@@Eskewsme in my chilhood my favourite early Beatles era album was Please Please Me but since my youth A Hard Day's Night is my favourite

[@barrystagg5479]

A hard day's night will always have a special place in my heart. I was only 6 at the time of release, so it was many years later i first saw the film. I would watch it on TV with my mum . Years later i would watch it on VHS with my children. Probably my son's first cd. Musically their finest moment of stage one of their career. Favourite song off the album If I Fell. Timeless.

[@DannerPlace]

Hard Day's Night has been my favorite Beatles album since it was released.

[@stephenquinn106]

One of my favorite beatles album

[@adrianmorris2628]

Brilliant! Great album and pretty watchable film. Thanks for the film Andrew, always a pleasure.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@manuelmartinezortega1412]

Gracias a los subtitulos, me estoy enterando de muchas cosas interesantes de The beatles, todas ellas fascinantes,gracias ,y saludos desde TARRAGONA (España)

[@Zappa-bn3dq]

Wow, another fantastic piece of work. For me it’s that opening chord that conjures up so many memories, sublime!!!

[@Parlogram]

Glad you liked it!

[@andrewashdown3541]

I bought AHDN in 1964, still have it and it's still my favourite Beatles album

[@WilG082]

The new stereo mixes from the 2023 red album are pretty good. Can’t wait till they do the rest of the album Also the 4k criterion collection of the film is amazing

[@nvm9040]

Whenever they release the Rubber soul remix hopefully the rest will follow suit

[@user-mp5id8tb2m]

@@WilG082 Totally agree. I can't wait to buy the future boxsets: Help, AHDN, For Sale, Rubber Soul. It's like a dream becoming reality. Last years red album was excellent, although the Magical Mystery Tour songs stood out for me (besides I'm The Walrus). - Marjet

[@johnpaulsmajda]

I’ve been saying for years to anybody that would listen. AHDN is an underrated masterpiece that deserves to be recognized as one of the top 20 rock albums of all time, The best album of rock’s early era, and I rank it as number three among Beatles albums.

[@stevena9305]

Great comment

[@edwarde5452]

Which albums placed first and second on your list?

[@jrussellcase]

Brian did a lot of good things for the Beatles. But he was a terrible negotiator. They offered 25%, he asked for 7.5%. Wow, just wow.

[@amb2745]

If you think that's bad, look up his negotiating skills with Beatles merchandise. Lost the Beatles over $1 million. He did the same negotiating with Beatles merchandise. "What is a fair percentage from sales and merchandising?' he asked. Nicky Byrne ended up rich, Brian and The Beatles were given a mere pittance.

[@nolarobert]

To be fair to Brian, there had never been a phenomenon like The Beatles. Elvis was in the ballpark but the craze for all things Beatles was insane in 1964. I'm sure he wished there had been a blueprint for him to follow but he was cursed to be in the vanguard of pop merchandising.

[@jrussellcase]

@@amb2745 YES!! That's exactly right. He blew that.

[@yutopia7]

@@nolarobertI also think the amount of rejects they suffered in the early days probably affected Brian Epstein’s judgement. I think he was scared of looking greedy and turning off the investors, even at this point in the game….. He was excellent at marketing the Beatles and he surely got them a lot of gigs. It’s really unfortunate he wasn’t too savvy in the financial side of the business.

[@thefonzkiss]

No, they were _prepared_ to offer 25%. Brian obviously said 7.5% first and they accepted. Not the same as him _rejecting_ a higher offer for less, that makes no sense.

[@aisle_of_view]

The opening scene of the movie is so damn cool, from George falling during the chase to the disguises that foreshadowed their future appearances. Genius.

[@nvm9040]

The movie is a delight to watch And all the lads are actually decent actors

[@videoplusdvd]

It’s my understanding that the United Artists soundtrack versions are the same early mono mixes as used in the film, needed for the studio scenes, whereas the UK mono version had more polished mixes. I owned an original 16mm reduction of a UK 35mm print , which included the BBFC certificate, but had to sell it for financial needs.

[@archieleechjb]

I've been saying that this is John Lennon's greatest accomplishment. He conceived of the Beatles, brought the group together, and with A Hard Day's Night, album and movie, they became bigger than Elvis. This is the ultimate fulfillment of the Beatles Mach I image and music. Of course I love most of their albums equally, and had the pleasure of introducing a young lady at work to Abbey Road this week, but they were more collaborative and Paul took the lead. A Hard Day's Night is as perfect and classic as the Eiffel Tower, or a '67 Mustang. Great job, Andrew.

[@hw343434]

John Lennon’s greatest accomplishment is 1966/67: Imagine writing Strawberry Fields Forever, I am the Walrus, A Day in the Life, All You Need is Love, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds all in one year. Can’t beat that

[@sgguitar77]

I picked up a mono UK first pressing a few years ago, and it truly is a sublime experience to hear that coming out of the speakers.

[@sashamoghilla2919]

Another great story. Thank you very much, Andrew! I was about 10 years old and lived behind the Iron Curtain. I wasn't interested in any music at all and never tried to sing. But I really liked football and England, especially since I was 8 years old, I attended additional classes in English. My father was a big fan of English-language pop and beat music, and one day my older cousin gave him a magnetic tape with a recording of this album. When they turned on the tape recorder I was shocked by the first chord. I've never heard anything like it. And each subsequent song didn't allow me to stop listening. My father and I listened to this album for a week and our admiration grew stronger every day. Then I noticed that all the songs have completely different beginnings and endings. Then I went to visit my cousin for a couple of months and he showed me the record itself. When I picked it up, I was surprised that there were 20 photographs on the front cover. This upset me, because I already knew that a regular group should consist of 4-5 people. And 20 people is already an orchestra and it wasn't fashionable. And I asked my cousin: “Why are there 20 of them?” And then I received a slap on the head from him with the words: “Are you stupid? Don’t you see that there are only four of them?” Thus began my acquaintance not only with the Beatles, but with music in general. It's priceless! I remember spending hours looking at the back cover, reading and trying to understand words I didn’t know. When I returned home with photos of the Beatles that my cousin had given me, I made small replicas of their guitars and drum kit. My father was so surprised by them that he bought me my first guitar. And it all happened thanks to the Beatles. A year later, I saw a television broadcast of World Cup matches from England for the first time. And England became champions! But that is another story. And I still enjoy listening to this album. NO FILLERS!

[@georgelucas2571]

Paul obviously was the leading force in the band from Sgt Pepper’s to Let It Be. But John was absolutely the driving force behind the “Beatlemania” years. And this album is the absolute peek of Lennon’s dominance.

[@graniterhythm53]

...But John did rise to the challenge of the 'White Album' without a doubt!

[@alancruzdominguez5074]

@@georgelucas2571 John was the driving force in Please Please Me to Rubber Soul in Revolver both John and Paul and even George are the driving force but in Sgt Pepper to Abbey Road

[@hw343434]

John the driving force in The White Album. And Abbey Road’s #1 singles and best songs came from George and John

[@gumbycat5226]

If you know your sources well, you will know that Paul was the driving force behind their huge breakthrough hits From Me To You, She Loves You and I Want To Hold Your Hand. John and Paul are equally balanced on their biggest-selling and best early album With The Beatles although it is Paul's All My Loving that is best known. They are also equally balanced on their first album. Paul has more to do with their fourth. John dominates A Hard Day's Night and Paul collapses in a heap for Help! To me John's best period is 1965 - he absolutely and deservedly dominates Help! with Paul only coming up with one decent song I've Just Seen A Face, although he finally managed to put a lyric to a tune he created 18 months earlier, Yesterday. John is again much better than Paul on Rubber Soul - Paul comes up with only one really great song, Drive My Car, and again, an ancient tune of his, from when he was 17, is resurrected to become Michelle. Paul finally starts to dominate on Revolver with five of the Beatles' greatest songs.

[@gumbycat5226]

The White Album is dominated by Hey Jude.

[@TaylorSchlupp]

Don't forget Paul's voice crack thats cut out on the stereo version of If I Fell Lol... Ive commented several times on your videos how much I love the early Beatles the best and this is one of my favorites. Grew up listening to the CD version in mono so when I switched to Spotify in 2016, the newer mixes threw me off. My aunt gave me her 1964 US copy when I was a kid. Then about 5 years ago, I found a mono UK copy from 64 and ordered it all the way from Britain. It sounds amazing. Another great video. Thanks Andrew!

[@SahapFrat]

In 1964, when I was 11 years old, I heard the Beatles for the first time on my cousin's record player. "A Hard Day's Night" - B side: "Things We Said Today" and "I Should Have Known Better" - B side: "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You" (this was the Turkish pressing). I can't never forget that moment and The Beatles have been in my life ever since. Later, I bought the German/Odeon pressing LP and I'm listening to it now and I think it's the best album of the early period.

[@dimebagdave77]

Many thanks Andrew! One of my favorites

[@keithbartlett8926]

I recently had the pleasure of seeing the film at the Curzon cinema at Clevedon, England. It was using an actual celluloid copy and not a digital projection. This album has always been my favourite early Beatles album.

[@christopher9152]

That was their peak, but only for Beatles Mach 1, "Beatles as very talented but generally orthodox pop band." Help was transitional, bringing in more diverse and adult themes to their music, and from Rubber Soul on, they flowered creatively in ways no pop band had before. Their legend and lasting influence is based on Rubber Soul through Abby Road. I would say Revolver and Pepper mark the height of their creative powers.

[@Almarigold]

Nothing orthodox about them in this period. They created the paradigm that became orthodox for everyone else.. I hate the tired millennial/zoomer cliche of how they were a "boy band" when they first started... as if.. and then went on to be great when they became more experimental..

[@alancruzdominguez5074]

@@christopher9152 Help is in between beat, rock 'n roll, pop etc from the Beatlemania era and the more mature folk and diverse sound from Rubber Soul onwards

[@hw343434]

The White Album and Abbey Road are Beatles peak albums

[@Almarigold]

@@hw343434 yawn

[@hudsonrilke]

It’s a fantastic album. Full of life and energy. One of the best ever

[@willalexander5174]

Top-notch as always and thank you for this look back on the album that brought me back to The Beatles! My early 2000’s high school years were spent studying the likes of Nirvana, Elvis Costello, The Beach Boys, Sonic Youth, and R.E.M.. Although I had loved The Beatles since age 9, listening to my dad’s U.S. vinyl of Revolver over & over and spent a few years listening to everything I could, I hadn’t really listened to them much since I was 12 or so. Flash forward to age 17 and I randomly decide to buy A Hard Day’s Night on CD one night. I went home, listened to it, and my mind was blown all over again. The craft, the beautiful economy of the performances of these killer songs, just heaven. It jolted me back into the joyous enjoyment of Beatles tunes in a big way and for good. “To the toppermost of the poppermost!” Thanks again.

[@stevewoodhouse621]

Ah, so THERE’S the Long Tall Sally E.P. Many thanks, great video about a great album.

[@josefserf1926]

AHDN is definitely their best feel good album.

[@captainape6807]

It was a very sophisticated album. Some of their best melodies.

[@billleary5779]

I remember buying a copy of the United Artists version of A Hard Day’s Night in September 1984 at a local record store and played it endlessly. I always loved Tell Me Why particularly. I still love the album cover. I know the UK version is better and offers good value for money but I will always have a soft spot for the U.S. version. Thanks Andrew!

[@jeromeluby787]

Absolutely the original UK Mono vinyl or the 2009 Mono is superb... Thank you for another great informative video!!! I look forward to their release every week...

[@CoolBluePlayz]

this was the first beatles album I had. keep up the good work andrew!

[@eddiewilbury1666]

I agree about Nicoll was a small-time drummer. I always thought it. Thank you, Mr. Andrew. Your videos are great. Greetings from Mexico.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed them!

[@joegarrity6284]

Another great video, Andrew. Not HDN-related, but I've got a good story. In the early 1980s, a neighbor of mine told me that his first date with his wife was at the Beatles Washington Coliseum concert in February of 1964. He said that the tickets were impossible to get, but a family member managed it, and they were way in the back, right next to the exit doors. It had apparently snowed during the concert, and when it was over, he and his date were the very first ones to leave. He told me that just on the top of the new fallen snow was a 20-dollar bill, which he bragged paid for dinner, the taxi ride, and the tickets to the show. :)

[@nicknikipediacaulkin5943]

Loved this video, Andrew as I learned a lot of new things about the film and album! A Hard Day's Night is one of my favourite Beatles LPs since it has a lot of energy and all the songs were written by John and Paul. I grew up with the original mono album and I can remember having to queue up to see the film when it was released!

[@justinnicholson8436]

It’s amazing that it took 9 takes to do the opening chord to “A Hard Day’s Night” and years later, the same amount of takes for the final chord of “A Day in the Life.”

[@AndrewAmbrose]

I rewatched the movie with some friends yesterday in celebration of the 60th anniversary. Such a classic. ^w^ I also listened to the original UK album a few hours beforehand, and it's still a very good album. I personally really like the new 2023 mixes, but the mono mixes were always great.

[@JALuzRobin45]

As a kid in the mid 1980s, the albums Help! and A Hard Day's Night were my favorite Beatles album from hand me down cassette tapes. I had 3 of their other albums also on cassette tapes. By the time I was a teenager Revolver and Sgt. Pepper had become my favorite from their album catalog. By then I bought their entire album collection on cassette tapes to enjoy a better sounding 1990s cassette technology. Later I had my Anthology album series, and I was also given a pre-loved Live at the BBC CD set. It was at this point I started loving the songs from A Hard Day's Night again. Even non-Beatles fan who love music seem to like the songs from A Hard Days's Night the most. They even know the lyrics of a few songs from the album. Like Paul McCartney said in many of his interviews something like, "you know a song is good if the listener can easily recall the melody of the song and most of the lyrics." I think most people know the melody and lyrics of the whole Side 1 of A Hard Day's Night. I cannot wait for the release of A Hard Day's Night remix by Mr. Giles Martin. I also can't wait for your next video content as they are always topnotch. New info, new perspective and very enjoyable to watch.

[@charlesolver303]

Andrew, that famous opening chord was also MY introduction to The Beatles. In my case, it was the US soundtrack LP, which my eight-year-old brother had just bought. Though I had only recently started walking, I was already fascinated by records and especially by rock music, so when I saw Jon pull out a just-bought album, I asked him who it was; he replied "The Beatles", and I thought that was a strange name (thinking of bugs). Then he handed me the cover, and I thought that was even weirder - did these people not have mouths?? THEN he put the record on the family's Motorola Hi-Fi [sic], and that chord almost knocked me over (literally). I've been a Beatles fan ever since.

[@Timster2]

I had a similar introduction. I was seven years old and going through my mom’s record collection. When I came across her copy of the US soundtrack, I was intrigued enough to put the record on their turntable. I was stunned at the opening chord, but as the song continued, I was hooked. Although I consider the UK release to be my favorite of their works, but I hold the US release In high regard too. Not only for the proper introduction to the band, but I also enjoy the instrumental tracks from the George Martin Orchestra.

[@alancruzdominguez5074]

@@charlesolver303 i didn't hear the US A Hard Day's Night soundtrack until when was released in CD in 2014 and is actually good the instrumentals are better than those on Help US soundtrack

[@charlesbronson4282]

The English version is The Beatles first "masterpiece". John"s finest hour i believe...

[@gerdmuller61]

Yes John's Songs dominate the Album and all are great.

[@hw343434]

John finest hour? That would be Rubber Soul, The White Album or 1967

[@charlesbronson4282]

Ya.. i would say he was the MVP on Rubber Soul (My favorite album). And his stuff on Double Fantasy is second to none. He was killed in his ABSOLUTE PRIME. But A Hard Days Night is his first "finest hour". From a stone cold genius who had MANY "finest hours" so to speak

[@lpquagmire3621]

There's a tendency for people to disregard the early Beatles albums, but A HARD DAY'S NIGHT is my favourite Beatles album. The albums that followed may be more influential in terms of production and thematic substance, but here it's all about the songwriting -- no studio tricks, just classic songs, impeccably delivered. Much of the material has an engaging innocence that's perfectly suited to the charming and "life-affirming" movie as warmly reviewed by noted film critic Roger Ebert. If you're in need of a pick-me-up, THIS is the album to reach for! (Special shout-out to George Martin for his gorgeous and exquisite instrumental arrangement of "And I Love Her" for the North American Sound Track lp!)

[@JordyBoothy]

Thank you for validating 2010-me's decision to shell out for the mono box set all these years later! Really wish I didn't have to crack out the CDs to hear them though. It saddens me that so many people's only experience with these songs is in rushed stereo form.

[@thefonzkiss]

So rip the mono CDs to your iTunes or phone or whatever you use.

[@user-dl8my7ho1f]

When I was two my mom put on this record and then out of no where I started walking and dancing to it

[@DaBeatleDude]

This is my fav album and in my opinion it is their best

[@jxchamb]

I love it just as much as Rubber Soul. It's absolutely perfect.

[@neilkirk2003]

A Fab 4 Fabulous Essay/Review of my (...and I purchased this superb LP upon its US release) favorite album by The Beatles!!! Thank you for this extremely well-made, detailed Beatle-U-tiful review!!! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

[@Parlogram]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@prentrupathome5319]

No question, it's their best. Every song pure genius, no duds. Plus they were still hungry, passionate, heads not yet scrambled by the stronger drugs. And it arose out of a magical time - the 60s just opening up. A genuine treasure.

[@magneto7930]

I had the American United Artists version of A Hard Day's Night back in the day. There was a misspelling of Tell Me Why on the record label. It said Tell Me "Who." I absolutely loved the single-tracked McCartney vocal on And I Love Her. That's the only version I prefer to listen to. A Hard Day's Night, along with Let it Be, were the first two videos I ever bought on VHS in the early 80s. Great memories, and as always, great upload!

[@Extreme_Rice]

"Tell me who you crewed"

[@TheJukeboxBeatles]

That my friend....is perfection!! Has all the checkmarks to be the Beatles best!

[@aceopinions]

Hi Andrew, I was so thrilled by this video and the memories it brings back for me as a very young first generation fan. I owned the UA album, since, as a kid in America, I had no idea the UK albums existed. It was great to hear you praise the album as you did, since in my opinion - it ranks among their very best. In fact, I consider Rubber Soul , Revolver, and the UK version of A Hard Days Night to be their best. The Beatles albums were chopped up by Capitol in 1964 and 1965 to a ridiculous level as you well know- Even when the Capitol records creation " Something New "came out , it was missing my favorite Beatles ballad ever - I'll be Back....which did not appear Beatles '65 at he end of 1964! I own the Mono box set and A Hard Days Night is just amazing. It was an incredible year and my excitement was high as I got to see the Beatles on Ed Sullivan in February, Later that summer bought Something New, and UA Hard Days Night. I saw the movie the following spring...just incredible. I own the DVD and also, like you, the VHS version. Thanks for bringing back this wonderful and exciting time for me!! - TOM

[@hoffy1003]

I've never been able to actually say I have a favorite Beatle album. Those early albums were so good. but when they got past Help, they exploded. Hard Day's Night had such wonderful songs on it. They were really something back then. It never got old. NEVER !

[@davea6787]

Hi Andrew Thanks for another great video. This was my second ever album. I bought it in about August or September 1970, after recovering from the extravagance of buying the Let It Be box set. I was a besotted 12 year old Beatles fanatic. I don’t have that copy anymore, it died noisily after being thrashed to death on my parents’ 3 in 1 stereo with Garrard “record changer”. Like most of your community, I own it, and the film, in way too many formats. At the risk of being hunted down by the bootleg police, I’m saying that my favourite version of the album, at the moment, is a bootleg stereo remix which appeared on line a couple of years ago in lossless FLAC quality, demixed using current technology and then mixed in a wide but effective stereo mix; vocals centred, bass and drums nice and punchy. It’s by a mystery sound engineer who posts remixed 60s albums under the name Prof Stoned. Easy to find. Anyway, whatever medium or mix, it’s such an exhilarating album, don’t you think? Cheers, Dave from South Australia

[@walidel-saleh6040]

It's always been my favourite. The first "true" Beatles album, with no covers of other artists' songs.

[@jerryjazzbo2845]

I thought Side 2 was (and still is) one of the group's greatest sides. To these ears, it was just about perfect. The transformation from Beatlemania to their classic "middle period" begins here.

[@michaelmiller641]

Thanks for that. I was a 13 year pld teenager in 1964! And i remember that well!

[@bpabustan]

First! Hehehehe.... I have the Miramax version of the movie on DVD. I find that version very good. It is good to know that the original 1960s mono pressing is not expensive. I plan to get one. Another great video Andrew!

[@rayl6901]

Superb! Your best video yet! Many little tidbits I didn't know. Thank you! :-)

[@Parlogram]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@SAMMYKO1]

It is a truly superb album and the one I always enjoyed listening to on cassette when I was a teenager.

[@bulldogdave]

Another wonderful video, Andrew! Two more reasons why the UK Mono is the top choice is that in the stereo version, Paul's voice "cracks" before the last verse in If I Fell. The American stereo release only has true stereo during the instrumental tracks; the Beatles tracks were rechanneled mono tracks.

[@riccardociofi3162]

When I think of the Beatles, I imagine them in that period of time. I enjoyed the film and love the album. Thanks, Andrew, for this comprehensive video. 😊

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@juanluisgonzalezb.4736]

Love your channel. The first Beatles track I ever heard was also " A Hard Day's Night"! I found in my mother's collection the capital single. That was the only record of the Beatles my mother ever purchased. She liked the B-side best.

[@ALLKINDSOFDANA]

Someday, when I'm lonely Wishing you weren't so far away Then I will remember Things we said today 👍

[@nigeltant]

I saw the film in 1964 as a ‘pre release’ at Dreamland cinema in Margate. On the way back to my Nan’s (we were with her in Broadstairs for a holiday), I spotted a promotional poster for the Dreamland showing outside a newsagents. It is still on my wall to this day!

[@trublu71]

Thanks again, Andrew for another FaB video! As I’ve said before. The passion and detail that you put in each video. I look forward to the end of the week viewing them. AHDN will always hold a special place in my heart, and I know many fans feel the same way. Both UK and and US releases. And let’s not forget the movie. Only Beatles fans understand what all of this means to us. Thanks again.

[@Parlogram]

Much appreciated!

[@KevinTheCaravanner]

Andrew, wonderful to hear that your mother’s original 1964 UK mono first pressing was how you got to know this album, because that’s exactly how I got to know the album too. Mum is no longer with us but we stop have her record collection including that mono first pressing of A Hard Days Night. It’s a very special album for me.

[@peterperpetua2974]

I remember seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan my father saying, "They are Stupid" (referring to all the girls screaming mostly). My an almost 7-year-old repeated what my father had said. Then a couple of months later something happened, my mother bought "A Hard Day's Night" (the US soundtrack) from the Columbia House record club. I was hooked and played it over and over. Years later I found out the UK album had more songs, however in my opinion the best ones were on the soundtrack (including "I'll Cry Instead"). Great Video!

[@mortenriisberg]

I'm glad you finally brought up this album. It was the first Beatles album I managed to find in an original 1st uk 64 edition, though it is a stereo version but in excellent condition. I've lately been listening quite a lot to especially the track "Things We Said Today" which is a fantastic track. The album is definitely on my list of top-5 favourite Beatles albums.

[@jasonwhiton174]

Great video! AHDN is one of my favorites as well. A family friend gave me her Beatles albums here in the US when I was around six or seven, and they came in a couple at a time. I'd already fallen in love hearing Meet the Beatles and Help!, but there was something special about that bright red cover of AHDN, the energy of the songs, and even hearing the mix of vocal and instrumental tracks. I was already a fan, but somehow getting this record for the first time gave me that surge of Beatlemania enthusiasm that still propels me today :)

[@TheBings]

Very comprehensive overview of the busy schedule of The Beatles surrounding the recordings for "A Hard Days Night". I can't imagine another artist of ANY genre who could've matched their creative output. 😊 Kudos to Maureen Cleave.

[@mlaprarie]

After buying the first CD reissue in 1987 and listening to it over and again, I was pleasantly surprised to stumble across the US soundtrack version about 5 years later on a set of reel-to-reel tapes I purchased at a rummage sale. At first I was confused by the mix of Beatles and instrumental tracks, but eventually I figured out that this was the US sountrack album that someone had taped back in the late 1960's. I fell in love with the instrumental version of "And I Love Her" and I wish those instrumentals had been released as part of the Parlophone reissues.

[@progessiverockstories]

Mate, your videos just get better and better with each passing one. If you are ever up in Liverpool, I'll buy you a pint in The Grapes.

[@Parlogram]

Cheers! Much appreciated!

[@ziccuj]

Thank you Andrew for another inspiring and interesting video! Hope to hear from you soon!

[@J_alex_day]

Hi Andrew, Thanks for an awesome video. A Hard Day's Night is a favourite of mine too! My Dad bought me a cassette of the album back from his holiday in Yugoslavia in 1990! I later found a mono copy of the album which has an awesome energy!!!!

[@lalamparaoculta]

It was my first Beatle record back in 1969. I was only 4 years old and it marked my musical DNA forever. I don’t know if you’ve heard the Odeon Venezuelan version from FAVEDICA Fábrica Venezolana del Disco) it was called Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! And was the songs from the film on the A side and some singles on the B side. I think I’ve never heard a stronger and powerful version of Long Tall Sally like the one on that record. After losing my record collection a lot of years ago, I’m still searching for that edition. Anyway, Andrew, thank you so much for another interesting and incredible episode.

[@MrKeychange]

This might be my all-time favorite video of yours. I've learned for the first time (somehow) that John titled Hard Days Night after all, and I'd never realized "Something New" had a different version of "And I Love Her" on it. "Something New" was the first Beatles album I was ever exposed to (as a toddler) and the only thing I'd heard from them until I was old enough to buy my own records. It took forever to get used to hearing "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" in English! haha I'd also never heard the false starts of the "Hard Day's Night" opening chord until now. Well done

[@Parlogram]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bobbcarpenter7031]

Almost everyone remembers their first kiss...maybe it was less than great...maybe the two of you broke up right after. But you still think of it fondly BECAUSE it was your first. Even though Andrew panned the 1987 CD release of AHDN, it WAS my very first CD I had ever purchased. It still holds that special place in my heart. Artists in those days hardly ever performed original work. Tin Pan Alley did a lot of the writing. The fact that all 14 compositions were penned by Messrs. L & M impressed many people. As far as AHDN being their greatest, I would say it sits atop Q1. Q1. A Hard Day's Night Q2. Revolver Q3. MMT (Capitol release) Q4. Let It Be Thanks, Andrew, for another top-notch video! Peace & Love to Ringo, who turns 84 today!

[@keithhyttinen8275]

The film left the public with a lasting impression of the boys.

[@janjanse9502]

This was the first Beatles album I bought. I bought it on 6-12-1980, my sister bought the love songs compilation. Both are still in my collection. Enjoyed the album that weekend, before hearing the awful news on monday.

[@marcellolomele4247]

The peak of their youth! I enjoy film and record! Really Great! Thank you Andrew for your wonderful lesson! ☺️Ciao

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GhostFace_OG]

Andrew, love the new format with sound clips and alternate takes with context. Great video

[@Parlogram]

Glad you like it!

[@antoniodalfonso]

What research, Andrew. Such a superb video. Thank you once again for your fine work.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it!